Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

Pediatrics:
Predicting Teen Dating Violence Perpetration
Our study represents one of the first applications of reclassification analyses to psychosocial research in a pediatric population. The result is a theoretically informed, empirically based algorithm that can adequately estimate the likelihood of physical and sexual TDV perpetration during vulnerable developmental periods. These findings can immediately aid emerging preventive initiatives for this increasing public health concern. (Cohen et al, 4/2)

Kaiser Family Foundation:
A Look At How The Opioid Crisis Has Affected People With Employer Coverage
With deaths from opioid overdose rising steeply in recent years, and a large segment of the population reporting knowing someone who has been addicted to prescription painkillers, the breadth of the opioid crisis should come as no surprise, affecting people across all incomes, ages, and regions. About four in ten people addicted to opioids are covered by private health insurance and Medicaid covers a similarly large share. (Cox, Rae and Sawyer, 4/5)